He was cool and knows how to speak but garners the kind of cult-y following. The class is very convoluted and based on obscure social trends from the mid/late 1900s. The tests are ridiculous, have to study multiple prompts with like 10 questions each and its in-person essays that you have to prep for. He's like really unempathetic

heavy workload to be expected for a theory class, lots of readings and you need to know all of them for the midterm/final + popquizzes. he's kinda in his head about the class but he knows what hes talking about and he makes lecture interesting. go to office hours he loves to chat about non class culture stuff too. section attendance graded.

I'm not sure why Professor Siegel has iffy reviews, I really enjoyed this class! He does assign a lot of readings, which are the foundation of the exams and quizzes, but they are interesting and dissected many times both in lecture and section so that you can fully understand them. Recommend!

(Spring 2020) Honestly this has been the hardest quarter for me due to the current social circumstances that everyone is facing. I expected him to be more lenient and understanding but that was the opposite for me. We had to buy 3 instead of making it accessible to all for free. Midterm and Final was hard asf and the TA didn't make it any better.

I want to give benefit of doubt but, Greg is one of the least knowledgeable professors at UCSB and at any school I've been too. He has poor grading structure, and trusts irresponsible TAs. He treats this like a side gig, coming in shorts and sandals, having his dog run around, and general avoidance of any student interaction.

Siegel is super nice and you can tell he's really intelligent. Cool guy but OH MY GOD his vocab is far too pretentious. He speaks in synonyms. Also, the subject matter is super interesting, but somehow the course makes it seem dull. Wish I got more from my experience. This is the hardest FAMST prerequisite imo -- 96 was a breeze in comparison.